Every month

Every month I'll post a new "taste" of Art Pepper's music as a FREE DOWNLOAD. These tastes are given away because they are "unreleasable" by virtue of the recording being cut off at beginning or end or by brief audio problems that occurred in the recording process.

THEY'RE TOO STUNNING TO HIDE AWAY IN MY FILES AS YOU'LL SOON SEE.

I'll also post occasional journal entries including updates on new releases.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

MUSIC: Partial View of a Beautiful "Landscape" & an INVITE

More from that incredible Parnell's date in 1980. Landscape, incomplete but just too wonderful to hide away. Milcho Leviev, David Williams, Carl Burnett.

Look BELOW the invitation for the music

An invitation: At 6 p.m. on April 11th (the 40th anniversary of the day Art and I began our work on Straight Life) I'll be at the Berklee School in Boston to have a public conversation with da DAH! MICHAEL CONNELLY author of the Harry Bosch series (I've voraciously read every one of them and hunger for more). Michael's a jazz fan with the exceptionally good taste to love Art Pepper, Frank Morgan and other great musicians. And he writes soulfully about them. I'll read a little from my memoir-in-progress and Michael will read from whatever he wants, and we'll talk about writing and jazz. There will be cocktails and a band performance. Dancing optional. (I think I'm kidding. Maybe not) Call 617-747-2514. (I think it's free.)

You are invited. (the music player with your taste of April is below the lovely invitation)